TitaniumTT's I hope I make it to DGRR '09 Build

[Whizbang]

threads like these make me wonder how i can progress so slowly on small tasks...

[TitaniumTT]

My buddies TII/LSX project, by this time last year we were just finished killing ourselves to get the whole thing stripped, sanded, primed, undercoated and sound deadened on the interior. A year later and the interior still isn't together..... He's busy but that would drive me insane. I may be house/dog sitting for them for a few days while they are on thier honeymoon, I may just rock all the body work in the time he's gone

So I forgot to add, Took about 2 hours to get the engine ready to stab on friday night. By 8:15 she was ready to go in.... 15.5 hours to date. 6 hours later she was done and running. Total time from garage door to garage door was 21.5 hours..... not bad actually.

[Whizbang]

im guessing your not married. lol

[TitaniumTT]

nope

[Whizbang]

i think me and the wife reached a compromise on the car shindig. I think im only allowed two toys and one daily maximum.


but she never capped parts...

[TitaniumTT]

LOL - I couldn't win with my ex. She was sooooooooo concerned about the coin I was spending on parts (I'm a financial planner to boot) that I finally gave up and said, "OK, how about this, I'll only use my side job money to pay for parts, no normal income." She was so happy/relieved - she constantly worried about money when there was no need to. So I just stuffed all my side job earnings into a envelope and after a year or so counted it up.... _~$6-7000 I think. So I opened a seperate checking account. A month later the statement showed up, she opened it and FREAKED! How could you hide this money from me, how could you do this, blah blah blah... I was floored, that was the deal, so before she could bitch anymore I went and drained the account on the Motec

[EJayCe996]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

6-SPD TRANS!

What are you looking into?

[TitaniumTT]

You've been PM'ed

[FC3S Murray]

Originally Posted by Gravity Fed

i think me and the wife reached a compromise on the car shindig. I think im only allowed two toys and one daily maximum.


but she never capped parts...

LOL....I feel you man! I have an understanding with my war department too! two "work" evenings max a week(granted she isn't on my shit list then it is open season). Also having a three your old daughter eats a lot of my free time(treasured time though) and frankly when I do get free car time I am so fucking tired that I AT TIMES say "ehh, screw the FC tonight."

All my 9 hour striaght work is done on my extra day off. You bet your ass you will see me in the garage every Monday if my work goes back to 4 10hr shifts. It is every two weeks right now with 4/5 day weeks

[Phoenix7]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

LOL - I couldn't win with my ex. She was sooooooooo concerned about the coin I was spending on parts (I'm a financial planner to boot) that I finally gave up and said, "OK, how about this, I'll only use my side job money to pay for parts, no normal income." She was so happy/relieved - she constantly worried about money when there was no need to. So I just stuffed all my side job earnings into a envelope and after a year or so counted it up.... _~$6-7000 I think. So I opened a seperate checking account. A month later the statement showed up, she opened it and FREAKED! How could you hide this money from me, how could you do this, blah blah blah... I was floored, that was the deal, so before she could bitch anymore I went and drained the account on the Motec

Look, look, it's gone sweetie, don't worry anymore.

My wife's pretty good...I don't spend money unless I need it or it's a good deal and she understands. Latest quote: "it's ok sweetie, if you mess it up, buy some more."

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by FC3S Murray

LOL....I feel you man! I have an understanding with my war department too! two "work" evenings max a week(granted she isn't on my shit list then it is open season). Also having a three your old daughter eats a lot of my free time(treasured time though) and frankly when I do get free car time I am so fucking tired that I AT TIMES say "ehh, screw the FC tonight."

All my 9 hour striaght work is done on my extra day off. You bet your ass you will see me in the garage every Monday if my work goes back to 4 10hr shifts. It is every two weeks right now with 4/5 day weeks

Nice! How goes the breakin Sean?

Originally Posted by Phoenix7

Look, look, it's gone sweetie, don't worry anymore.

My wife's pretty good...I don't spend money unless I need it or it's a good deal and she understands. Latest quote: "it's ok sweetie, if you mess it up, buy some more."

I was road tripping with a buddy of mine when he asks, "Brian, do you have a cap on how much you can spend in parts?"
"No, why?"
"Well, blah blah just flipped her shit when she found out I spent $1,200 on an exhaust for the Elise."
"What? You two aren't married, you don't share a checking account yet, WTF is that shit about? Your money, fuck her if she doesn't like it. She's really pissed becuase you have the money to spend and she doesn't. It's different when you're married, a little."

A few months later he kept spending money on the Elise and she kept bitching until he finally sold a car that he waited 2 years to get after 6 months of ownership.

[Phoenix7]

ouch, THAT'S whipped!

[need RX7]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

A few months later he kept spending money on the Elise and she kept bitching until he finally sold a car that he waited 2 years to get after 6 months of ownership.

He better be getting 1000 BJs a day or something after doing that.

[TitaniumTT]

werd, he married her too.

[Phoenix7]

well, SOMETHING about her is worth his most coveted toy so at least they're cool. But 2 year wait, trade-in 6mo into it? that's cold.